Tribes - We Need You to Lead Us

This is a very good book for all future leaders or ones who already practice leadership every day. The book was written by Seth Godin who has written so far ten books on various topics such as marketing, business and leadership.

Tribes - We Need You to Lead Us is not structured in chapters, it has a myriad of lessons, stories and ideas each having starting from a half of page to two pages. Even if through the book the same ideas are repeated it is not boring to read it because you are continuously fuelled energy and encouragement to take action and lead your tribe.

The book presents various channels of communication, it points out that heretics make up better leaders, it clearly explains differences between managers and leaders. The author also presents the skills of a good leader and emphasises that leading is a hard path and can be done only of you truly believe in the target goal.

Overall I strongly recommend this leadership book to everyone interested in becoming a leader or is already leading a tribe and wants to strengthen their skills or maybe just wants to get a boost of energy and morale.

The Jewel of Seven Stars - Bram Stoker

I cannot believe that I've kept this book on my shelve for more than 10 years and that only now I've decided to pick it up and read it! From my point of view this was an amazing book which kept me excited through the whole journey of the characters.

I will not spoil it for you but I'll give you some small insights. Bram Stoker tells a mystery story of a queen from ancient Egypt who made use of black magic to prepare her revival, 5000 years after death. The key to her revival is a Jewel of Seven Stars in the form of a beetle, jewel which is in the hands of the mummy queen. This world comes in contrast with the reality in which some egyptologists, a detective, a lawyer and a daughter of an egyptologist take place at some mysterious events.

The book was published in 1903 but Bram Stoker was forced by his publicist to change the ending because the book incited religious doubt and speculation, thus a revised version was published in 1912, right before author's death.

Overall The Jewel of Seven Stars was easy to read, the story kept me fully engaged and even if this book does not get as much attention as Dracula, I really recommend it to you.

Enjoy your next book!